[plug] Two questions about Debian system and upgrading

[Daniel Pearson (Flashware Solutions)]

Bret Busby wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Feb 2007, Adrian Chadd wrote:
>
>> Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:34:03 +0800
>> From: Adrian Chadd <adrian at creative.net.au>
>> Reply-To: plug at plug.org.au
>> To: plug at plug.org.au
>> Subject: Re: [plug] Two questions about Debian system and upgrading
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 24, 2007, Patrick Coleman wrote:
>>> On 2/24/07, Bret Busby <bret at busby.net> wrote:
>>> <snip>
>>>> I wouldn't be game to try kernel building - it would be a bit like
>>>> giving a primary school kid a screwdriver and a soldering iron, and
>>>> saying "Now go and rewire that Stealth Bomber"
>>>
>>> Depends on whether you mind if it's broken afterwards :)
>>
>> Thats why VMWare is pretty awesome (and, I guess, LVM snapshots.)
>>
>>
>>     screw up
>>        |
>> did you take a snapshot?
>>  |            |
>>  N            Y
>>  |            |
>> Hah! Backup?   Lucky you - revert, continue
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Adrian
>>
>>
>
> Problem with VMWare, is trying to get hold of it.
>
> Local vendor doesn't respond to emails, doesn't return phone calls. 
> And, that was in trying to buy a copy.
>
> Name of vendor - Technical Architecture Solutions (or something similar).
>
> Wanted to get VMWare for Anne; had to abandon it due to lack of local 
> support.
>
What about VMWare Server... which is free? I'm quite happily using it on 
Ubuntu.

Cheers; Dan